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Definition of: cutin
(ky
′tin) noun
1. Bot. A variety of fatty or waxy protective cuticle of leaves, stems, etc., of plants.
2. Med. A substitute for catgut or silk used in suturing wounds: it is prepared from the gut of an ox. [<L cutis skin + -IN]
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